Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 10:13 AM GMT+12 (22:13 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 213 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-12 22:13:34 UTC
Depth
583.9 km (362.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.814° S, 178.570° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.8 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
106

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 17 since this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 563 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 596 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 49 days ago · 553 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 5.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 46 days ago · 573 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.8216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 45 days ago · 574 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 43 days ago · 573 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 38 days ago · 580 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.2129 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 37 days ago · 630 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 493 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 609 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.3218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 21 days ago · 623 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 20 days ago · 596 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 13 days ago · 534 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.0203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 55 days ago · 547 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 57 days ago · 606 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 58 days ago · 584 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 61 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 61 days ago · 622 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 62 days ago · 556 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 67 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 68 days ago · 526 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 71 days ago · 605 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 605 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 578 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 587 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 77 days ago · 638 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkba. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.